Unit 6 Hitting the road Reading for writing 课件—外研版（2024）七年级下册

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Reading for writing
Unit6
Hitting the road
In this lesson you will:
1. understand the experiences of Xu Xiake;
2. know how to introduce a famous person;
3. write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Objectives
Look and Say
Look at the pictures and guess this person’s experience.Use the words and expressions to help you.
traveller walk through seas and mountains
geographical discovery explore climb
This person might be a traveller.
What do you think of such a man
Do you want to live a life just like him
brave deligent
persistent
......
What can we learn from the title and the pictures
He walked through many places.
He loved travelling to explore something.
He recorded his travel experiences
in his diary.
Through travelling, exploring the unexplored world and leave something meaningful for humans.
While-reading
Read part 1 and answer.
1). Why did the man have to end the last trip in 1640
A.Because he didn’t want to be great.
B. Because he had something regret ful to do.
C. Because his health condition was poor.
D. Because he no longer loved travelling.
2) What does people think of Xu Xiake
A. He is greater than Zhang Qian.
B. He is a great traveller than anyone in China.
C. He is a person who has a lot of regrest.
D. He is a person walked through many fantastic places in the world.
1). When did he set out on his life’s journey
A. At the age of 30.
B. Nearly in 1640.
C. Nearly in 1588.
D. From an early age.
2) What can we learn from the para. 4
A. People was true about the height of Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak.
B. Xu only travelled the Lianhua peak.
C. Liannhua Peak was higher than Tiandu Peak.
D. A mountain with wider view is lower in height.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
Xu Xiake
Who was he
He was the greatest 1. in Chinese history.
What was
his dream
He dreamed of visiting China’s
2. from an early age. At 22, he 3. on
his life’s journey.
traveller
seas and mountains
set out
Xu Xiake
What did he
find out
He made 4.________________________ during his journey. For example, he discovered that Lianhua Peak was 5._________than Tiandu Peak.
What’s his
gift to us
Thanks to Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes, we can 6.________________ China almost 400 years ago.
many geographical discoveries
higher
learn about
Do you want to be a person like Xu Xiake
What do you think of XU Xiake Why
Tip:
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
Step 1
Pre-writing
Who is the person
Why is the person famous
What are the person’s achievements
What’s people’s comment on this person
What’s your opinion on this person
Pre-writing
Who is the person
Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy.
Why is the person famous
He travelled to Asia with his dad and uncle on the Silk Road. Marco Polo became famous because of his travels.
What are the person’s achievements
There was a book about his time in Asia called The Travels of Marco Polo.
This book helped people in Europe learn about different cultures and places.
What’s people’s comment on this person
People think he was brave and his stories were interesting. Many other travellers were inspired by him.
What’s your opinion on this person
I think Marco Polo was a curious traveller. His stories remind us to be open to new things and learn from others.
Step 2
Write your introduction as a paragraph with the help of the questions.
Tip:
Organise the answers to the questions into a paragraph in a proper way.
Step③
Check. Did you:
cover the key information about the traveller
use the words and expressions from the reading passage
give your opinion of the great traveller
Step④
Share your short introduction with class.
Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy. He travelled to Asia with his dad and uncle on the Silk Road. Marco Polo became famous because of his travels. There was a book about his time in Asia called The Travels of Marco Polo. This book helped people in Europe learn about different cultures and places. People think he was brave and his stories were interesting. Many other travellers were inspired by him. I think Marco Polo was a curious traveller. His stories remind us to be open to new things and learn from others.
Possible sample
Homework
Further polish your writing according to the evaluation criteria.